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TO'ALL WHOM IT MAY CONQERN:

Be it known that I, S. SILLS, of Cedarville, in thev county ofStephenson, and State of Illinois, have l invented a new and usefulimprovement in Washing Machine; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and enact description thereof, which willenable others shilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming -part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a top view of a wash-tub with myimproved washer attached.

Figure 2 Yis 'a vertical section of the same, taken through the line x:zg-fig 1.

Figure 3 is an under side view ofthe upper rubber. l

Figure 4 is a top view of the lower rubber.

'Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a-convenient and cheapapparatus which may be readily attachedto a wash-tub, and easilyremoved, so that the tub can be used for'other purposes if desired;and-it consists in the lower rubber to be attached to the bottom ofawash-tub, formed by securing the ends of a series of parallelslotshaving their uppersides or edges-rounded olf to two semicir'cular piecesin the upper rubberformed by attaching a series of parallel slats,having their upper edges or sides rounded of to a circular board, tothe. edge of which is attached a rim projecting downwards so' as to beflush ornearly so`with the lower edges of the said slats, as hereinaftermorefully described. e

A are the semieircular pieces, the edges of which are so formed as to tthe lower partot' the tub, as shown in fig. 1. B are slats, the ends ofwhich are securely attached to the pieces A; The slats B are placedparallel to each other, and their ends are of such a length as tocoincide with the circular edges of the pieces A, as shown in lig. 4.The upper sides of the slats are rounded olf, as shown in iig- 2, so asto present a smooth surface to the clothes being washed. The lowerrubber, when required for use, is secured to the bottom of the tub byscrews C passing through the pieces A and screwing into the bottom ofthe tub, as sliown in iig. 2. D are the slats oi' the upper rubber,which are secured to the lower side of the circular board E by'screws ornails, or in any other convenient manner. The lo'wer sides or 'edges ofthe slats or ridges D are rounded oil', as shown in` iig. 2, so as topresent a smooth surface to the clothes being washed. F are two handles,which are attached to the upper side of the boardA F, one on each' side,as shown in'lig.1. G is a rim, attached tothe edge of the circular boardE and projecting downward to or nearly to the lower edges of the slatsor ridges D, to prevent thc water'from spattering while the machine isbeing used. H are small blocks, attached to the under side ofi Y thecircular board E to support the rim G where it is unsupported by theends of theslats D, as shown in g. 3.

I is a corrugated plate or ordinary rubbing-board, attached to thecentral part of the upper side of the circular board E, and secured inplace by the cleats'J, as shown in iig. 1. In using the machine thelower 'rubber is placed upon the bottom'of awash-tub and `secured inplace by the screws C. The water and clothes' arethen put in und theupper rubber placed upon them and operated byvmeans of the handles F byturning it to the right and-left with axocking movement. i l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent,-is

The corrugated board I in combination with the upper rubbingsboard E,having the slats D, rim G, handlesv F,Athe lower rubbing-board,consisting oi the semicircular boards A and slats B, substantially asherein set forth for the` nurpose specified.

Witnesses:

S. R. MILLER, Darm W. MrLLnR.

